MT-TL1

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mitochondrially encoded tRNA leucine 1 (UUA/G)
Identifiers
Symbol MT-TL1
Alt. Symbols MTTL1
Entrez 4567
HUGO 7490
OMIM 590050
Other data
Locus Chr. mitochondria [1]

MT-TL1 is a mitochondrial gene. It is associated with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes.

One common mutation is A3,243G. This mutation has been theorized to be associated with several other mitochondrial disease,[1] including diabetes mellitus and deafness.[2]

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  1. ^ Finsterer J (2007). "Genetic, pathogenetic, and phenotypic implications of the mitochondrial A3243G tRNALeu(UUR) mutation". Acta Neurol. Scand. 116 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00836.x. PMID 17587249. 
  2. ^ Reardon W, Ross RJ, Sweeney MG, et al (1992). "Diabetes mellitus associated with a pathogenic point mutation in mitochondrial DNA". Lancet 340 (8832): 1376–9. PMID 1360090.